The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 16 August 1916

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 7.50 P er Annum. Single Copy,4o cts Vol. 14. Penang, Wednesday, August 16th, 1916. No. 33
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      391 1 j 1 'ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZrzZZZZZZZ CONTENTS. i Leaders: page Miscellaneous: i Forward Selling 1371 The Tobacco Duties 1,374 Good News* 1,371 1,387 The Council Vacancy 1,374 i West and East 1,377 Late War Items 1,376, 1,394 A 1.403 Opinion on the War 1,391 Taxation and Trade 1,37' The Mark of the Beast
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      186 2 P STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION. I ir-T E i. K Published the day prior to the departure of each mail B for Europe, and contains the latest local and States b news originally published in the daily issues, as well as ft all important news from various parts of
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    FORWARD SELLING.
    1160 1371 A good deal of prominence has been given loth by the financial press at Home and the local papers to a letter appearing over the signature of Mr. W. F. de B. Maclaren in which that gentleman advocated a sliding scale for Rubber forward contracts. Mr. Maclaren bolds
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    GOOD NEWS.
    520 1371 On all the fronts the Allied pressure is making substantial and simultaneous progress. It is good to learn from R uter to-day that Italy has not only recovered from her recent set-back but bis pushed forward in the Monfalcone region aud captured 3,600 pnsoLe s besides a quantity
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      94 1371 svaaavs sain®* MIMI difly (except Sundays aad hotidaya) AT TUB CRITBRION PRESS, Lro. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fuici. Briy Lom! «m 124 per annum. Ortrtation... Postage Extra. Ifoil Edftte (Port Free) >17.50 CABLB ADDBBSB ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 MB.— All bnifatM eomnunieatlona should be addraaaai
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    M. A. P.
    581 1372 Mr. W. C. Michell is expected to be away from Court for five days. Mr. V. G. Ezecbiel continues to make good progress towards recovery. a Among passengers passing through Shanghai on board the M.M. Polynĕsien was the Marquis de Vitry, correspondent of Le Tempt of Paris,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1263 1372 Natioaal Aathem-Revised Version. The militant verse of the National Anthem was duly sung at most of the War A adversary services in the Churches. One wonders if any of its hearers or readers recalled the version given by Grisi when rendering the solo at Covent Garden in the
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    THE GREAT “PUSH.”
    1024 1373 (Reuter'l Service). Copyright Telegram British Operations. attack on pozures. The Promised L**d.” London, August 7, 2.5 p.m, R?ut3r*B speral message state» that the attack oi was delive» gj at the moment of sursit and suddenly two thousand yards the Australians and Britishers speedily cleared out the indescribable
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    485 1373 (Rnter'i Service.) BRILLIANT ATTACK. Germaa Liat Carried. Paris, Aug. 8, 12,55 a.m. A communique says The French in the afternoon brilliantly carried a line ot the G i man trenches near Hem Wood, east of Monacu Farm, capturing 120 prisoners and a dozen machineguns. French have further progressed
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    SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR
    792 1374 (Renter's Service.) < Copyright Telegram RixWt fo Defend One's Country. Paris, Aug. 8. The National Council of French Socialists has passed a resolution declaring the right of the country to defend itself when attacked, and affirming the duty of international socialism to denounce the aggressor and
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    The Tobacco Duties.
    83 1374 In answer to the letter of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce regarding exfinption from payment of duty on stock* of tobacco in the hands of whoh a ile «nd retail dealers prior to June 16, the Government regrets that it canuot accede to the request, but.
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    Brunei Assizes.
    104 1374 Resident's Murderer Sentenced. (From Our Own t Singapore, August 8. lhe nrtt assiz s at B uoei was opened very impressively I y the Chief Justice Sir J- A. 8 Bncknill. Mr. H G. Crummey. British Resid n* in welcoming the C-i‘f Justice, thanked the High Commusicn r
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    Tin and Rubber.
    64 1374 To-day's Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $80.25, business dono, in Singapore (refined) at 880.50, buyers no sellers, and in London at £167 ss. spot and £l6B three months’ sight. Messrs. Bouatead Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber on Spot
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    The Council Vacancy.
    385 1374 The Hon. Mr. A. R. Adams was re-elect-ed this afternoon by fourteen votes to 0 as representative of the Penang Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Council. The total output of the Tronoh Mires, Ltd., for the mouth of July was 1,886 Picu Is. There was a
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    109 1374 Obituary. Japaaeae Admiral's Death. Tokio, Aug. 9. The death is reported of Admiral Kamimura, a Supreme Councillor at the Admiralty, who was prominent in the RusEO-Japanese war. Obituary. Col. A. Moffatt Laag. London, August 9. The death ha- t.ken place of Colonel Arthur Moffa’t Ling, formerly principal the Roorkee Engineering
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    Kedah Aeroplane Fund.
    198 1375 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo,] Pear Sir, Will you kindly publish the tenth list of subscriptions to the Kedah Aeroplane Fund. Already acknowledg'd 117,773 05 Collected and subscrib'd by Members of the Public Woiks Department, Kedah 2,470.00 Sungei Getah Rubber Estate 100 00 Rai Hua
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    254 1375 At the Extern Produce Exchange Rubber Auction tie following prices were obtained Diamond Smoked Sheet from Sill to SI 17 Plain Smoked Sheet &gt;lO5 to &gt;lO7 Diamond Unsmoked Sheet &gt;lO6 to &gt;lO9 Piain Unsmoked Sheet &gt;lOO to &gt;lOl Pale Crepe 8116 Blanket Sxrap Ciepe &gt; 59 Blanket
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    Taxation and Trade.
    1040 1375 A Singapore View. We (Malaya Tribune) have lately heard that some influential Europeans have informed their Anatic clientele that further taxation will do harm to the trade of the Colony. The Asiatic merchants in Singapore naturally infer that these well informed Euiopeans know what they sp?ak about,
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    The Motor Ambulance Fund.
    40 1375 July 28 By Bdtnce &gt;2.337 82 Mr. W. P. Pinckney 1"O.()O Mr. Justice Ebdei 25 00 Mr. Heah Swee Lee... 100 09 Kota Mme Syndicate 257.23 Mr. J. M. Gbista 10.00 Aug. 9 By Balance &gt;2,830.05
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    31 1375 Aug. 2 By Bdance &gt;1,214.56 4 Gantong 5.00 M*. Shafe 3.45 8 U. B. Pike, monthly 25.00 Aug. 8 By B dance &gt;1,248.01 Amount previously acknowledged 27,308.22 &gt;28,556.23
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    Penang Star and Garter Building Fund.
    142 1375 Aug. 3 By B‘lance &gt;5,770.53 9 M unbers of Penang Lidiei Kifli Club... 16.00 Aug 9 By Balance &gt;5,786 53 Wer n %d in mail neper: The British North Borneo Company rnakss steady progress, butt be work is costly, and the benefits are with
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    F.M.S. Chamber of Mines.
    598 1376 The Council meeting to bo held in Selangor took place in Kuala Lumpur at 10 a m. on Saturday, the 15th July, when the following were present: From Perak. Mr. L. G. Attenborough (President) in the Chair, the Hon. Mr. A. Payne Giliwey (Y.ce-President,) Messrs R.P.
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    536 1376 FROM DU TUB SOURCES Tae following soeaia l falagram-i a r e from the Sumatra Poet of Monday and Tuesday, August 7 and 8 HOLLAND AND THE WAR. A Significant Appointment. A naval attache is to be appointed to the Dutch Legation in England. The Blacklisted No
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    Shipping News.
    667 1376 In th. Supremo c-&gt;l-1. at Singapore on Friday atr,moon, be.'u B Mr. Juatice Earn shaw, judgment was given in the case in Which Mr Isaac Aaron Eli.s a broker, ue d Moa.ra A,k Sen and C for the .u'm Jdl.uJO a-, commission for services rendered in contention with
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    WEST AND EAST.
    1209 1377 probably there is more thin grain of truth in the assertion of the Matin, reported in our Dutch cables yesterday, that the present offensive in Picardy is but the pre’ude to much more extensive operations by the Allies on the western front. The British forces in France
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    M. A. P.
    602 1377 Mr. D. H. Laidlaw has been appointed an Executive Engineer F.M.B. Public Works Department. Mr. G. E. Shaw has been granted ten months' leave, with effect from the 24th May, 1916. Mr. W. E. Kenny, Senior Warden of Mines, Federated Malay States, has returned from leave. Mr.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1299 1378 A Deatk-Trap. The Bindings is a death trap and until it has been rendered reasonably safe to live in, which could be effected at an expenditure leas than that incurred in the “G.C.V.O. week at Kuala Kangsar, it is wellnigh murder,” in the Pemberton-Billingsgate sense, for the Government
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    404 1378 (Reukr'i Senice.) Copyright Te!-gr»m. FIERCE FIGHTING. Gains at Verdun. London, August 9, 2.25 a.m. The Paris commun que says: “On tie right of the Meuse the tattle continued mn«t time, ly on the w' o'e n f the Tbiaumont—F.eury front. The Fiench with remarkable tenacity withstood and repulsed
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    587 1379 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Tele rram GENERAL HAIG S REPORT. Situation at Guillemoat. London, August 9, 3 40 p m. General Haig, in a communique, states that ’B 110 change at Guillemont, north of PvZ ĕes We made a further advance by bombing. The situation in the vicinity of
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    Letchitzky's Blow.
    86 1379 ißwter'j Senice.) Copyright Telegram. Importance of Tysmieaie*. Petrograd, April 9. A Petrograd communique dwells on the mint try importance of the capture of Tysmienica, which is regarded as th-3 key of Stanislau and Halicz. The fact that this is the fl iod season in the Dniester apparenty led
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    Kuala Lumpur Races.
    97 1379 The Seratehiags. (From Our Own Correspondent,) Kuala Lumpur, August 10. Tho fodowiog are the scratchings for the luala Lumpur races Race I Kitty, Lace II Idunno. Race 111 The Friar, Venture, Race V Barnabas Race VII Cara mat Lightfoot, Earl, Paul, Beaulight, Alarm Light, Will O'the Wisp,
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    Murder of Mr. Kennedy.
    221 1379 The murder of Mr. R. Kennedy on Tapah Estate, Tapah, on Friday night was enquired into in preliminary form by Mr. N. Kendall, District Officer, Tapah. in his capacity as Magistrate, &gt;n the Tapah C urt yesterday, says the TOM, A Malayalam cook nam°d Jacob, who
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 1379 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Auguit 9. The following were the pricis in the Ljndon Rubber Market to-day Pale Crepe Diamond brooked J/3
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    Paris Conference.
    70 1379 (UUTEI SERVICE) Copyright T-l-gram. Crow. Colonies* Poaitio». London, August 8. In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that he wu of opinion that it was not practicable that tie Crown Colonies should be given aa individual opportunity of expressing their
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    Ipoh Court Appointments.
    271 1379 Several ch trees are being made in the Perak Supreme Court Staff at Ipoh in consequence of the death of M» Noel Walker, Deputy PutTc Prosacutor, Kuala Lumpur, says the T. 0 M. Mr McCabe Rear, who haa been D P P M Perak, since the b
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    83 1379 The undermentioned prices were realis'd for rubber wold by Messrs. A Pen Dennys and Co. at their Auction Bale t(-day Sniokfd Ribbed Slnet &gt;ll2 to SI 16 per picul. Smoked Plain 1107 1108 No. 2 Sriok'd Sh"ot Diamond 599 SIOO Unsmoked Bhe«t... SIO2 SlO3 Cr» pe fine
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    484 1380 (Renter's Senice.) OopyriMbt Telegram. FURTHER PROGRESS South of the Dniester. Petrograd, Aug. 8. A communique says that the Russians, pursuing the enemy south of the Dniester, stormed the town of Niznioff and six tillages. The enemy blew up the bridges and magazines. Altogether the Russians here captured 110
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    ANOTHER AIR RAID.
    252 1380 (Renter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. Bombs oa S. E. Scotlaad. London, August 9. It is officially announefd that hostile airships crossed the east coast early this morning. Another is reported to have visited the] south-east of Scrtland and dropped bombs on various localities in the coast. The Casualties.
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    Penang Star and Garter Building Fund.
    219 1380 Tie fvllowing letter has been received from Miss M. Musgrave Watson, Organising Secretary, British Women’s Hospital, 21 Old Bond Street. W. dated 24:h June 1916: I b»g to acknowledge your cable of the 22nd June addressed to Lidy Cowdray (who is at present absent
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
    425 1380 (Reuter's Service). Cooyright Telegram. TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT. Attack Projre«»i*|. Litdor, Aug. 9. There are rejoicings in Italy at the rucaii of the Italian &lt; which b«-gan on August 4, the terrific bombardment on the whole Isonzo front pulverising the rocks and disintegrating the Austrian drf rces into the ravines
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    Gardens Report.
    1678 1381 Mr. J. Henry Burkill, the Director of Gardens, S.S., in the course of bis annual jeport for the year 1915, states Finance. The budget allotment, including extensions were: —Central btaff, i 9,545; Penang Staff, Si 824-; Government House Domain Staff, $840; Singapore Coconut Inspection, $690; Malacca Coconut Inspection,
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    Rubber Crops for July.
    22 1381 Perak River Valley, 11.000 lb.. Jurn Estate*, 13,431 lb., Kong Lee (Perak) Plantations, 9691 b, aud rf'-mauggol, 7,b001t,
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    115 1381 Bowls Tournament. The following was the result of the tie played fl ye*t ••’day Single Handicap, P. N. Godwin beat J M Cuaimers 21—17. Tennis lournament, The fo'l w ng are th r results of the ties played off Hired Doubles A. Mr and Mrs E J
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    Alleged Theft and Forgery.
    1754 1382 Malay Tam by Charged. In the DiHtnct Court before Mr. J. C. Sugars yesterday afternoon the bearing was conomeaced of the preliminary enquiry into the case against Aboobakar, a young Malay tamby employed by Messrs McAuliffe, Davis and Hope, Chartered Accountants, who was charged with theft
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    A Charge that Failed.
    196 1382 Sahat, a Municipal tram conductor was this morning charged before Mr. J C. Sugars with diiving a tram car in a manner so rash as to endanger human life. The accused claimed trial and Court Inspector Nicol proie’ufed. The evidence of the prosecution was to the
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 1382 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 9. The following were the prices in the L ndon Rubber Market tc-day Pale Crepe £/3, Diamond Smoked
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    Russian Front.
    487 1383 more prisoners. Ob the Stokbod. Petrograd, August 8, 3.50 a.m. communique states: Jbe Russians’ impetuous attack drova oat the Austrians and Germans from the trenches in the Stokhod region, capturing to thousand officers and men. Violent fighting is proceeding. Numerous Austrian and German woundtd men are coming in.
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    Sikh Donations.
    817 1383 Red Cross and Punjab Aiioplane Funds, The Sikh residents in and near Medan, having expressed a desire to be allowed to subscribe to the British Red Cross Society and the Punjab Aeroplane Funds, a list was at once opened and a sum of Fla. 6,139 speedily subscribed, half
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    Legislative Council Vacancy.
    674 1384 Lt. Col. Adams’ Remomination. A special general meeting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of nominating a representative of the Chamber to the Legislative Council was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon with Hon. Mr. John Mitchell (President) in
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    The Beauties of Penang.
    432 1384 An Entertainer’s Impreisions, Says Mr. Alfred Copper, the well-known Society entertainer, in bis Rambler’s Recollections and R flections. Of all the places I visited during my splendid Eastern tour I think I liked Kuala Lumpur best, if only for the fact that it was so entirely
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    Kelmak Rubber Co.
    205 1384 (From Our Own Singapore, August 10. At the annual general ne tng of the members of the Keltnak Rubber Co. Mr. C. V. Miles, who presided, paid a tribute to the late Mr. P. Gold who was killed in F-aace. The compmy’s cost and output were mt
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    CHEMOR GANG ROBBERY.
    256 1384 The recent raid by gang-robbe s on the little town of C lemor is being earn ully Jn vestigated by the Police, but l 0 dfi »ite clue as to the actual perperatore of the d»ed has yet been di-covcred, says our Ipoh contemporary. The special Police
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    46 1384 Aug. 8 By Balance $1,248.07 9 Mr. Maude, “monthly 15.00 Teoh Cneow Cbeang, '‘monthly” 2 00 H. de Z. Lancas'er, “monthly” 25 00 Em ph yens of United Engineers, Ltd,, monthly 40 00 Aug. 9 By Bdance $1,330.01 Amount previously acknowledged 27,308.22 $28,638.23
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    Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.
    84 1384 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $2,608.40 Mrs Pritchard (4th Donation) 10.00 Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Working Paity (2nd Donation) 28 00 Mrs. Heim 5.00 Mrs. Trengrove (12th Donation) 500 $2.656.40 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut out for workers will be given out at the Town
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    Belat Tin Co.
    99 1384 Liquidation Proposal. (From Our Own, Correspondent.) Singapore, Aug. 10. At the meeting of the Belat Tin Company Mr. Llewellyn, who presid'd, said that the pr'smt position was the best in the company’s history. The Lnd worked out had bee a a well-paying concern, paying altogeth°rlGo/b. Jributes were
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    The Colony and the Empire.
    1400 1385 Tbe Question of Help. Penang t*tld one or more meetings on the or tax question, and there has been a _ood deal of discussion elsewhere. In all probability Singapore will have a meeting at tiume eaily date and already the Chinese section of tne community
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    Chinese Labour.
    674 1385 [Io the Editor or the Malay Ma &gt;7.] oir, —it is unfortunate that greater prominence was not g ven tj toe meeting wmeh discussed Mr. Wilde's scheme fur Chinese immigration. As it was hen were veiy few speakers on this important aubj et. Tne thanks of the Association
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    The Street Names of Singapore.
    1030 1386 UfAluOu W XJAUUUUQ VV U’ J I V&gt; l|f*v IT 'IO Pearl, who (or which) did likewise —R.B. in the Free Freis. The street names of an old town are often an epitome of its history. Singapore cannot be called old in comparison with English
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    202 1386 Bowls Tournament. The following win the results of the ties played cff yettirday Single Handicap. H Smith heat W K Sharpe 21 —9. Doub T e Handicap. W Houston and W B Hiuiton beet Goodwin and Teizino 21—17. Tennis Tournament, The fo l wing were tin results
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    485 1386 Exce.pt from Minute, of Meeting of th. Comm.ueo of t.n p ei)ang Chamber of C .mmerce held.» the Chamber on Tuetd,» Bth August, 1916 EnxsiNTr-Hcn. .1. M.tchell-Chainnen. A.KUuudnch E-q J C B e nson L. M. Hencer.ou Eq., W. G. Peter Esq. F Duxbury E,q„ A. W.
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    July Rubber Crops.
    26 1386 Sumatra Consolidated 47,853 lb, Bukit Mertajim 59 893 Ib, Taiping Rubber 58,58 d lb, Suogpi Siput 12,300 lb, and Sungei Eeyla (F.M.S 9,671.
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      58 1386 Supplied by All Chemists. Pbysiciaus prescribe Chamberlain’s Cohc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy because it relieves cramps in the stomach and intestinal pains quicker than any preparation they can comp j und. It can be bought from any chemist. A bottle will keep for years, and no home is complete without
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    GOOD NEWS.
    1941 1387 AH round to-day the news it good. Io appreciate the truly striking character of Italy’s success ij capturing the great fortified camp of Gorizi* and the Austrian Is juz &gt; line from Tolmino to the sea one ij A d merely to rememoer the situation in which our
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1294 1388 3tlaafor Race*. Thera were two surprises on th 3 opening day of the Selangor races to judge by the tote dividends— Aringa's win in the 7tb race and Knuttford's victory in the long race. Quaker Girl, which started favourite m the latter race, must be accounted a very
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    556 1388 (Reuter's Senice) Copyright Telegram. AUSTRALIAN ADVANCI. Aerial Successes. London, Ai.ust 10, 12 10 a in G neral 8 r Dojgias Haig in a cuintnuoique reports ihai nutn west of Pcz ves ihe Australians aUvaucrd tn c ir lines 2» u yaiUs on a front ut 600 yards. Othmwise
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    378 1389 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Te'erram. PROGRESS IN PICARDY. Artillery Activity. London, August 10, 5.5 a.m. The Paris communique says: •‘North of the Somme wo entirely reoccupied the trench north of Hem Wood in which the enemy gibed a footing list night. "Wo continued to mike progress north of Hem
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    GORIZIA TAKEN.
    724 1389 (Reuter’j Senice.) Copyr.ght Telegram. ITaLYS successLarfe Captures. Rome, August 9. An official Italian communique announces that the Italians have entered Gorizia. They have taken 10,009 prisuueis up to the present. Rome, later. It is officially announced that the Austrians wme completely routed at Gonzia and abandoned large quantities
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    94 1389 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Rubbf r Auction ll e following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Sheet from 1112 to 4118 Plain Smoked Sheet SI OI Diamond 3lOB Plain Unsmoki d Sheet 3100 to Diam md S nok«d No. 2 599 to 1101 Pale Blanket Uepe 3l&lt;‘s
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    The Motor Ambulance Fund.
    40 1389 Aug. 9 By Bibnce 32,830 05 Mr. Ahx. Jack 10.00 D. Mordecai 50 00 J. M. Jama 25.00 EA. Manasveh 30.00 M Cathiravalu 50 00 Penang Dutchmen 215,00 Aug. 11 Bj Ba a nee 33,210.05 3
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    London Rubber Market.
    28 1389 (From Our Own, Correipondenl,) London, August 9. The following were the prices in the London Rubber Mtrkct to-day Pale Crppp 2/4’ Diamond 8m iked 2/3|
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    Tin and Rubber.
    73 1389 To-d»y'a QwotatMS. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 35, hovers no sellers, in Singapore (r. fi- el) at 382.20, busings done (125 tons •old) and in L indon at X 169 10s. spot and £’l7o 10*. three months' sight. Messrs. Bcustead A Co. inform us that
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    GERMAN OUTRAGES.
    507 1390 (Renter*! Senice.) Cot&gt;rn&lt;ht Telwam. THE FRYATT MURDER. Quettio* of Retaliation. London, Aug. 9. Lord Grey, through the United States Embassy at Berlin, has protested in the strongest terms regarding the shooting of Captain Fryatt of the Brueertt which, he declares, can only be described as a judicial murder.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    786 1390 First Day'» Result». (From Our Own CorregpondenfJ) Kuala Lumpur, August 10. The following were the results on the first day of the Selangor Races Race I (5 Furlongs) Moment 9-9 E. Vincent 1 Lakgfogg 8.0 Ross 2 Lady Emm e 8 0 Bakar 3 Won by 3 lengths;
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    OPINION ON THE WAR.
    1360 1391 —AI. M. One of the many instances of want of foresight changed against the British GorerniLe .t has been its failure to protect public opinion in allied and neutral countries against the impression sought to bi produced upon it by German emistaries. For many months after
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    M. A. P.
    550 1391 Dr. A. L. Hojp?, State Surgeon of Kedah, and Mrs. Hoops are on a visit to Penang. Mr. van der Z ep, formerly a men ber of the High Court ot Netherlands India, is dead. Dr. GW. Paik, Municipal H Jth Offi ;er, is indhpased and is
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1227 1392 la Asia Miaor. Our Russian allies have never been m the habit of concealing their reverses and io the laconic communique just issued at Petrograd they admit that they have suffered checks in Armenia and, by implication, in Persia also. However, in both cases it is merely a
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    436 1392 (Renters Senice) Copyright Telegram. Raiders Repulsed. London, A ogust 10,11.55 p m. Gent rd Haig in a communique states that the position is unchiuged. Enemy parties advancing south of Martn Puich were repelled. Trench mortars and maxims repulsed enemy raiders at Martin Puich and no attack developed. Our
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    448 1393 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Te'erra-n Bad Weather. London, August 11, 12,50 a.m. A Paris communique states that the day WM quiet except for a hr=ly cannonade north of the Somme and the region of Thiaumont Bad weather continues to hamper operations. Eaemy Organisation Bombarded. London, August 11, 4 pm.
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    468 1393 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. THE SUCCESS IN THE SOUTH. Otseral Brustiloff Honoured. Petrograd, August 10. Iho Isar has awarded General Brussiloff a sword of honour with brilliants. la Asia Miaor. Petrograd, August PX A communique states that tiere has been heavy fighting in the regions of Mush, Bitlis
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    ITALY’S SUCCESS.
    509 1393 (Reiter’s Service.) U ovright Te’vgram. CKDORNA S coup. A Well Prepared Stroke. R ime, August 10. The enerav territory captured by the Ita ians is 20 kilometres long and fi/u kilo, metres deep. The fa 1 of Gonzi* was certain when the Duke of Aosta’s army storm d
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    533 1394 (Inter's Senice.) Copyright Telegram. A Move At Last Salonika, August. The French have opened a bombardment of the town of Doiran. Freach Advance. Salonika, Aug 11. The French have advanced and occupied a hill to the south and a railway station five miles east of Doiran Doiran
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    Selangor Races.
    130 1394 To-day’s Scratchings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 12. Ihe following are the scratchings for today’s races Race I, Lily Elsie, Carrick Lad, Cat Mee, Race II. Victory, Light Foot, May B, Pegasus Paul, Elizabeth, Alarm Light, Will O' the’ Wisp, Jimah. Race IIL Car a nut,
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    88 1394 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Aug. 12. At the Singapore Rubber Auction, 508,413 the wee sold at the following prices per picul Smoked Sheets 1115 to 1122 Good 111 115 Fine 110 114 Good 101 109 Unsmoked fine nbbel 111 117 Good 105 Fine, p! ia 105
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    Singapore Share Market.
    43 1394 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 11. Messrs. Fraser A Co.’s weekly rubber report states that the tone of rubber shares, which appreciated, was haido r Only slight attention was paid to mining shares. Industrials w( re in steady demand.
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    Tin.
    38 1394 To-day's Quotatons. Tin (uirffined) is quoted here to-day at 182 25, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (r-*ti»ei) a’ 183, I u i.n-ss »lone (75 ions s&lt;dil) and in London at Xl7l sput am .£172 tlr.ee months’ sight.
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    604 1394 FROM DUT&lt; H SOURCES. Tue following special ’(jJegrdms are from the Atimafra Post of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdtv, August 8, 9 and 10 HOLLAND AND IHE WAR. A Tobacco Question. D is the &lt; p nion in expert circles that the German prohibition o' the import of
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    Sikh Loyalty.
    263 1395 SEGRI sembilan meeting. An Address Presented. The S.khs of the F.M.S. have travelled to ger mban during the last few days in large Dumbe:s in order to attend the dedication ceremony of thtir temple there, and Monday ta&lt; a record crowd gathered inside and in tee precincts of
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    Police Court Case.
    205 1395 Alleged Perjury. By order of Mr. E. E. Colman, Second Magistrate, Mohamed Cassiin, who is better known as Haji Colomb was this morning put under arrest for making a false statemint during judicial proceedings in the Court. It is alleged that accused was sued by one Khaw
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    Chinese Volunteers.
    93 1395 [To the Editor of tbe Timet of Malaya.] Sir. —lt is a great pity not to see Perak having a company of Chinese Volunteers of its own, The Straits Settlement®, and other Malay States, are each having a company of their own, and they are rendering their Government
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    At Sea in Wartime.
    1013 1395  -  (By T. W.) It only the inglorious critics, who ask what the British Navy is do ng, cou'd take such a sra-trip'. As payers of the piper, would choose a d&gt;ff-rent tune. The ways in wb.ch this Australian liner has been shepherded and crached have impressed
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    The English Turf.
    286 1395  -  n. l. Newmarket First July. Tbe returns at this real fixture with old familiar events are interesting Tbe Princes of Wales Stakes, once cm of tbe ten thousand p unde h and Nevinirket’s reply with tbe Jockey Club Stakes at the back-end, to the big Sindown nod
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    The Penang Relief Fund.
    28 1395 Aug 3 By Bilaooe $12,228.02 8 R. Scott monthly 25.00 10 Mun cipal Staff 22 cd Im st a). 298.99 ll By balance $12,552.01
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    Penang Automobile Club.
    1120 1396 The annual general meeting of the memben of the Penang Automobile Club (affiliated with the Royal Automobile Ciur was held at the Chamber ot Commerce this afternoon. There were present Mr. L,M. Bdl (President) in the chair, Dr. P. Liston, Mr. H. A. Neubronneq Mr. R. P-
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    Penang Star and Garter Building Fund
    103 1396 Aug. 9 By Balance $5,78.536 11 O V. Thomas 10.00 Aug 11 By Balance 15,796.53 The large block of buildings in Cjllyer Quay, Singapore, formerly owned aud occupied by Messrs. Behn, Meyer and Co., L mited, has been sold privately to Mr. N. Reuben,
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    Local Taxation.
    432 1396 F.M.S. AND STR MTS INTERESTS. Not Necessarily Identical. Mucgo Park writes to our Federal con. temporary: In your leader of July 29 you express your emphatic di«seut from the principle that because the Co'ony i« t oduces a m usure the F.M.S. must necessarily follow suit. It ii
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    65 1396 Tennis Tournament. The foil wing was the result of the tie played off yesterday Ladies DoublesMrs. C.D.D Hogan and Mrs Adamson beat The Misses Piitcbard 6 —o, o—6.0 —6. 62. Eowls Tournament. The following wire tbe results of the tits played off yesterday: Single Handicap, E R
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    Singapore Volunteers.
    664 1397 Good Progress Reported, Toe annuil meeting oE the Singapore Volunteer C jrp* wn h u li on Thursday evening. Lieut.-Col. V. D., the cffii-r cTinmanding, preside!, supported by M-jor Glennie ana Captain Younger Blair, the adjutant. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, Col. Derrick said
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    Turkey and Islam.
    1309 1397 RuVp e tabllBh&lt; d principle of British wthrhr r eP r,elfrOm notto interfere ilhL;? r relieiou9 custom" of th" nhabitantP of her Col and a 3 tot a b r o oail rr d r PPrfeCt freedomof -Hon ~i r. bdlf at) d as to the practice
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    Chinese Labour.
    640 1398 [To the Editor of the Malay Mail.] Sir, —Your correspondent ‘‘Planter” is quite right in regretting tbit more prominence was not given to the meeting vgbicu discussed Mr. Wilde’s scheme for promoting Chinee Immigration, but it is to be hoped that now the urgency of the subject has
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    354 1398 Concluding Day’s Result. {From &lt;Jvx Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 12, The following were the results on the concluding day of Selangor Races. Race I. Idunno, H Vincent 1 Sadie, R. Billet 2 Bonnety Bob, Mat Noor 3 Won by 8 lengths; similar distance between second and third.
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    23 1398 Aug. 9 By Bdance $1,330.01 12 Mrs. W. Hargraves... 20.00 Aug. 12 By Balance $1,350.01 Amount previously ackuuw!edg&lt;d 27,308.22 $28,658.23
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    Taxation.
    319 1398 [I o THE Editor or the Ti mu 0J Sib.-Id eupport cf Mr. Ferrer,' eu t,O re method, of taxation a, an native to mcome tax. it might be w wmle to c. nsider an ircrea.e of rartw.y and postage rate,. In what other couMn &gt;n the world can
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    Compulsory Service in F.M.S.
    301 1398 Members cf Civil Guard Charged. The first case in the Perak Courts under the Civil Guard and Reserve Forces Enactment came up in the Ipch Magistrate’s Court, before Mr. A. M. Goodman, to-day, when Mr. F. H. Barr, Ipoh, was charged by the Police, at the
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    THE MARK OF THE BEAST.
    1308 1399 Oar interest in the German is almo-t wholly pathological and his habits and habitat excite curiosity mainly because they are manifestations of an outrigecus disease. The pity of it is that the disease is not cenfinrd to the Germanic countries. Insidiously the cutbreak baa engirdled
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    M. A. P.
    513 1399 Mr. V. G. Ez chief, Third Magistrate resumed duties tiis morning, D H. J icques, of Taip ng, i* now acting as medical fli.er to a cavalry br g*r’®. Mr. J. Dick is sppointtd a member of the Pilot Board for P«nang vice Mr. J. Haim resigned.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1239 1400 aureh Centre» in P.W. It is stated that henceforth the Chaplain of Province Wellesley will reside for six months of the year at Butterworth. We have never been able to understand why he has hitherto been stationed at Bukit Tengab. To the plain man it would seem that
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    474 1400 (Renter’» Service) Copyright Telegram. Normal Trench Warfare. London, August 12,1.20 a.m. Genoral Haig, in a communique, states that the s tuition is unchanged between Ancre and the Somme. Normal trench war front 9 repOrtbd the reBfc of the British Good Aerial Work. Bjsides numerous daily raids the Royal
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    996 1401 (Reuter’s Senice) Copyright Telegram. STANISLAU VICTORY. Some Importaat Results. London, Aug. 12. Stanislau i? grventy-five miles from Lemberg and is tbe centre of five railway?, three of which are already in Russian hands. It is only fourteen miles from Halicz the possession of which wi'l give tbe Russians
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    559 1401 (Reiter's Senice.) Copyright New List Eatablnked. London, Aug. 12, 1.15 a.m. Tbe P-ris communique states: North of the Somme several German trenches were brilliantly formed in the afterno m and a fortified quirry and two small woods north of Hem Wood were also captured by th* Fret ch
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    ITALY’S SUCCESS.
    490 1402 (Renter's Senice.) l/iuvrjtht T-’r-rrs-n. THF GORIZIA VICTORY. Further Detail*. Milan, August 12. While the Italian advance guards forded the Ison»» and engaged the enemy on the outskirts of Gonzia, bombing and mowing the enemy down with machine-guns and driving them out of ti e houses, the main body
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    The Duke of Westminster.
    504 1402 (Reuter’s Senice.) Copyright Telerram Pari?, August 12. The Duke of Westminster, who came here from Egypt, Las recovered from congestion of the lungs but is still sufferding from fever and remains in hospital. New British Loan. London, August 12. The corresp n lent of the Times
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    472 1402 from DUTC h sources. The following special telegrams are from the Sumatra Post of Friday and Saturd*? August 11 and 12 uraay, HOLLAND AND THE WAR A» Aerial Intruder. A German biplane came down at Vlo dorp in DiPch territory. The occupant iieutenan’, has been interned. F
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    Tin and Rubber.
    58 1402 To-day's Quotatoa*. Till (unrefined) is quoted he’e to-day at $B2 75, tusin p Bs done and in Singapore (refuel) at $83.85, business done (125 tons sold). Messrs. Boustead &lt;t Co. inform us that the fo lowing were thequotations for Rubber on Spot in London on Satuidiy —1
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    Yesterday Field Day.
    739 1403 Interesting Manoeuvres. The P?nang Volunteers, in company with a pirty °f Sikh Police and Cadets, were yesterday engaged in very interesting and instructive maroeuvres in the vicinity of the Wa*erf ill Girce if. I The fal'-in for the Police, the Culets and one Maxim was at the
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    Chinese Widows and Orphans’ Institution.
    114 1403 Ai the 13th annual general meetieg of the above Institution held in Ipoh on the 13&gt;h ins ant the fol'oving gentlemen were elected Office-Bearers for the current year President— Mr. Lam Locking. Vice-President— Mr. Cheah Kee Ee. Honorary Treasurer— Mr. Law Syn Cbye. H &gt;nora
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    Ipoh Griffins.
    250 1403 Of the fiffe n Ipoh Gymkhana griffins, which arrived ou Sunday, the stewaids selected thirteen, nne nice-looking pony being reluctantly n j 'Cb-d fo' slight lamenes®. SppaHng to an experienced judge of racing horses the T.O Af. representative was told that the ***** wis an ‘al round fair
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    Tin.
    105 1403 To-day*» Quotatom. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at *****, b uoness dine, ia Singapore (r.fficei) a* 184 85, busirre®® done (175 r ns sold) and in London at X 173 10 spot at d X 174 10*. three months’ Hight C'rresponderce for and J-ddah may now be forward'-d
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    Who Pays?
    1012 1403 .—M.T. A few days ag &gt; w* pome! out that it is a wrong principle to reward a municipal cffiier heciu.s», in th* discharge of bis official duty, he has been the rr.ems of saving Foma m enry to the municipality. A prof-ssional expert is required to do
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    P. L. R. C.
    152 1404 The followi; g whs the result of the shooting for the McGregor Trophy at Kampong Bahru yesterday.;— Rapid Firing. E Ct i T T 5 a r* "2 &gt; o o •Miss Mathieu 30 34 30 91 •Mrs. Liston 29 30 29 88 •Mis •V. Thomas
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    Overdue Steamer.
    94 1404 To al’av any anxiety regarding the Eastern Supping Company’- s. s./’erat, wnich is seve'al days overlue, we le«ru trom the &lt;»wn-rs that the steamer had to put in at T ingkah on her voyage to Penang. The Perak ei-iled from Moulmein on Tuescsy last, and should have arrived
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    Chinese Volunteers.
    808 1404 To the Editor of the Times of Malaya.] Si', —With regard to the letters on the above suhj-ct fr m Messrs. Wu and Lim, I am sirry to see that tney have apparently forgotten what was written thereon in comparatively recent numbers of the Times of Malaya (which
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    Mecca.
    284 1404 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, With r fierce to the interesting paragraph at the bottom of the 3rd column of page 8 of yr ur yppterday’s isf-ue comparing Mecca and Medina allow me to say that it is not correct tn eay that the sheets
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    94 1404 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Rubber Auction yesterday tie following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Sheet from $lO7 to $ll6 Diamond Sheet $lO4 Plain Uusmokid Sheet $96 to $lO4 Brown Crepe sB6to 88 Scrap Crepe s63to 82 Diammd Smoked No. 2 8(5 Blanket Ciepe 62 Blanket Scrap
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    FRANCE AND FOCH.
    1844 1405 Considerable interest centres at present on the personality of the man wh j sbwly bat surely is 1-ading to success the French offensive in Picardy. Some months sgo when he was decorated by King George with the Grand Cross ot the Order of the Bath, General Foch
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    London Rubber Market.
    28 1405 (From. Our Own Correspondent,) London, August 14. The following were the prices in the London Rubbar Mirki t today Pale Crepe 2/3 Diamond Smoked 2/21
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1036 1406 Hi» Hip Hurrah Those of us who shouted Hip ’Hip Hurrah on the second anniversary of the war at the memorable demonstration on the Esplanade might be interested, and somewhat shocked, to learn that Hip” is said to be composed of t’ e initial letters of Hieroeolyma. Ent
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    Full Court of Appeal.
    314 1406 The Full Court of Appeal opened this morning in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice Sir J. A. S. Bucknill, Mr. Justice A. Earnshaw, Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden and Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule. There are altogether eight appeals set down for bearing, and
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    429 1406 (Reuter's Senice.) Copyright Telegram. USEFUL WORK, Another Air Raid. London, August 14, 1.50 a.m. General Haig says i n his communiqoe that there was nothing important on our right flank except some rather ht-avy shelling of our front trenches and some minor encounters with hostile detachments near Belville
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    149 1407 (Reuter’s Service) Cocrnght Telegram. bothmer in retreat. Desperate Rear Guard Actions. Loudon, August 14. Russia’s latest stroke brings th* to'al of prisoners since Gcaeial B ussilcff opened tbe offensive in June to half a million. The Bavarian General Bothmer’s AustroGerman army was the only enemy force which stood
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    Alleged Breach of Trust.
    473 1407 In the District Court before Mr. J. C. Sugars yesterday afternoon Yeoh Kean Jee was charged with criminal breach of trust as a servant of $BO, $l2O and $l6 on March 30.1916, May 18, 1914, and February 25, 1916 respectively. The accused, who was defended by
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    ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY.
    454 1407 annual general meeting. The annual general meeting of tha membersof the Penang S'. Andrew’s Society was at the Penang Cricket Club yesterday evening. There present Messrs. Alan Wilson (President) in tbe chair, J. G. A'l d, N. R. Allen. P. Carmichael, J. M. Chalmers, W. 8. Dunn
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    Chinese Mining Customs.
    2224 1407 WHAT IS AN* ADVANCER Experts in the Supreme Court The peculiar customs and practice# foL lowed by Chinese in their mining bu#n«#*e# were veutiLt &lt;d in the Ipoh Judicial Commissioner’a Court yesterday and to-day before Mr Just ce Farrer-Manby, when a decision of the Controller of Labour
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    Infamous Treatment of Prisoners.
    365 1408 Inhuman Austrian Atrocities. A circumstantial report made by Galician prisoners captured on the Italian front, says Reuter, gives a terrible account of the treatment accorded to pris mors in Austrian camps. Some of the dr tails are of such a character as to be unfit for
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    Alleged Theft and Forgery
    888 1409 Further Proceedings. F fa the District Court before Mr. J. C. yerterdav the hearing was resumed !tLweHmio»’y enquiry into the case IdortAbocbakar, a voung Malay tamly olofed by Meer ra McAuliffe, Davis and i 5/ Cb&’tered Accountants, who was lU.d with theft as a servant of
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    Loathing Of Food.
    208 1409 If you feel a sudden distaste for f jod—if tbe sight and emell of wholesome food being cooksd disgusts you—then nature is telling you that aU is not well, If aftir a night’s rest you have no appetite fir breakfast, your digestion inquires attention. If your food
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